CHINOOKSALMON

Chinook salmon

The Chinook salmon, Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, is the largest species in the Pacific salmon genus. Other commonly used names for the species include king salmon, Quinnat salmon, spring salmon and Tyee salmon. Chinook are anadromous fish native to the north Pacific Ocean and the river systems of western North America ranging from California to Alaska. They are also native to Asian rivers ranging from northern Japan to the Palyavaam River in the Siberian far east, although only the Kamchatka Peninsula supports relatively persistent native populations. They have been introduced to other parts ...

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chinook salmon

Noun

  1. , the largest species in the Pacific salmon family.


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